'Patrial' definitions:
Definition of 'patrial'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Definition of 'Patrial'
From: GCIDE
- Patrial \Pa"tri*al\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*al), a. [L. patria fatherland, country, fr. pater father.] (Lat. Gram.) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n. A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. --Andrews. [1913 Webster]